Athena Press masthead and publishing note
The Athena Press is published every Friday morning by J. W. Smith with B. Boyn and Eprron Fitered at Athena post office as second class mail matter. Subscription rates listed as per year, in advance. single copies with wrappers. Communications should be addressed to the Press, Athena, Oregon.
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Sizable West political shift and monetary vision debated
In Athena on April 19, 1895 Kate Frevp notes sweeping Republican gains expected in the West as voters resist the current era. The piece surveys financial panics, free coinage debates, and criticizes both major parties while forecasting the 1896 campaign turning on silver versus gold coinage.
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Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in East Portland Bank Raid
After 20 hours without sleep and confinement, the jury found Rev J C Read insane, declaring him not guilty of looting the East Portland bank. The deliberation stretched from Monday night to Tuesday afternoon, drawing a restless crowd as verdict was read and applause faded under the bailiff’s restraint.
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East Portland
Paragraphers Pleasantries and Snippets of Daily Life
A collage of quips and exchanges from a quaint era. A villager jokes about luck with a keeper, a cook applicant boasts knowledge of French dishes, and a woman laughs at trying to eat what she makes. A furnace debris dispute yields a mass of ashes, while a young woman teases a fiancée about courtship versus marriage.
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Summerville Journal
Untitled garbled note yields no clear headline
A fragmented text copy mentions unrelated phrases and scattered names, failing to form a coherent news item or identifiable events. No verifiable entities or conditions emerge for a valid summary.
Wooden Rails for Florida Distinct Railroad Plan
Avon Park and Haines City residents plan a wood rail line laid in sand with wooden pins and plankers. No metal used. rails will be furrowed to the right of way and later replaced by steel when profits justify. A small steam dummy will provide power for the line.
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Fila
The Amber Price Drops with Molded Amber Demand
Over five years the price of amber in America fell by at least two thirds due to a new process melting amber and molding it into shapes. Molded amber is less brittle, more durable, and waste is eliminated, boosting demand for molded forms over cut pieces.
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America
Cleveland Prefers Fishing Over Public Life
President Cleveland, amid talk of a potential fourth nomination or a third term, stated he is tired of public office and desires time to travel and enjoy life. He emphasized a strong wish to go fishing, expressing sincere enthusiasm for the activity before he grows too old to derive pleasure from it.
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Toacaller
Mr Lease and the Kansas Committee on a Windy Day
A whimsical tale on a windy day features Mr Lease while a Kansas committee seeking a mayor questions Mrs Lease’s presence. The verse notes the loneliness of a husband amid political geese and ends with a nod to Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder winning a World's Fair award.
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